diff --git a/src/vendor/ee_ven_install_vimbadmin.sh b/src/vendor/ee_ven_install_vimbadmin.sh
index 1468782c..8b550622 100644
--- a/src/vendor/ee_ven_install_vimbadmin.sh
+++ b/src/vendor/ee_ven_install_vimbadmin.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 function ee_ven_install_vimbadmin()
 {
+
+	# Install needed PHP5 libraries for ViMbAdmin
+	ee_lib_echo "Installing PHP5 libraries for ViMbAdmin, please wait..."
+	$EE_APT_GET install php5-cgi php5-mcrypt php5-memcache php5-json php5-mysqlnd php-gettext \
+	|| ee_lib_error "Unable to install php-pear, exit status = " $?
+
 	# Install ViMbAdmin
 	ee_lib_echo "Downloading ViMbAdmin, please wait..."
 	wget -cqO /var/www/22222/htdocs/vimbadmin.tar.gz https://github.com/opensolutions/ViMbAdmin/archive/3.0.10.tar.gz \